The Somerset reporter., 1887-07-13
RATHER A PECULIAR ERRANo.
A Melancholy Yonng Man Who wanted To
sell some Diamonds->cared ont.

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sell some Diamonds->cared out.
\ handsome private cab stopped IN
front of an old established jcwelry store
on Fulton street one day not long ago. \
tall man With a Very pale face and mourn-
full black eyes alghtod and walked into
the store. All the clerks We're at once
upon the alert 10 serve him. He was
elegantly hut quietly dressed, and carried
himself easily aud gracefully. He had
handsome face. with clear cut features,
and rather long black mustache, but his
eyes were particularly attractive from
their peculiarly sad expression.
II would like to see the proprietor, he
said in n quiet, manly voice.
\ good looking young man, with ]oNlai
twinkle in his brown eyes, stepped Tor
ward. What is il | can do for you' he
inquired.
aMiue IS rather peculiar errand, y said
the stranger. y short time ago bought
Il very eieeunt pair of diamonds, intend-
ing 10 give them To my wife to have made
into a pair of earrings Here his voice
became very soft, and he with difficulty
concealed his emotion. ''Sinee theli, ne
continued in firmer tones, my wife has
died Her illness dated from the time she
received the diamonds, and | am sufh-
cicnfly supcrsttious to connect the dla-
mouds with that sad event. | am therefore
desirous OF getting rid Of them as speedily
a. possible, and | am willing to make
sacrifice in doing so
As he spoke the jeweler watched him
closely. The stranger drew a small pack.
age from his pocket and handed it To the
iewelcr. The latter quickly opened il, and
two large and brilliant stones rolled out
on the show case. The jeweler examined
them closely. "Well, | don't know about
buying them, :" he said. "How much do
you want for them"
'ANell,n said the man, obviously, II
paid 81 600 for them. | am willing, IN
order to get rid Of them right away, to
sell them for $500. -
The jeweler smiled slightly. "Where
did YOU buy them;H he inquired at length.
AT Tiffany s." was the reply.
The jeweler continued TO toy with the
diamonds, and signs Of nervousness began
to show themselves in the face of their
owner
You are quite sure that you paid
s., 600 for them SAID the jeweler, sud
denly, lookin1 the man fun in the face
The latter started aud turned shade
paler
"Certa'nly; that is, believe did he
staIHmercd 1T is some time ego, and
have been so upset by my afiliction since
then that | may have forgotten the exact
price.
"You live in town, presume?" contin
ued the jeweler stall keeping his gaze
firmly fixed on his customer 5 face
"Yes-that is, no; don't just at pss-
ent. did live at the Windsor. l am
living with some friends i'll the country
just now.
Quite sure about that, aren't you'"
said the jeweler in quizzing tone.
BY this time the stranger had become
very weak b, his legs and more or less
shuky all over. His hands trcmblcd vio-
lrntly despite all efforts to control them
and his face was white and drawn.
Gathering himself together he said, in a
tone Of pretended Indignation, "What do
you mean, sir by that question? Iwould
not sell the diamonds to you now at any
price. | did not expect to be insulted
when / came here VIII trouble you to
return my diamonds" and he put out his
hand to Ike them.
"Oh, no." returned the jeweler, quietly
smiling. "You are riglt i'll saying that
you will not sell them to me, but you will
not take them away either. Those dia-
monds are stolen"
Its lie, cried the man, his features
contracted ''Gye them to Inc -
The icweler did not move, but continued
to smile pleasantly III you wish | will
call in puliceu an, y he sud
The fellow shrank back, and without
another word ran out of the store. Quickly
whispering to the coaehman he jumped
into the cab and was rapidly driven away.
"You had considerable nerve 10 un-
mask that fellow" the reporter observed.
"Why, took him for some bank presi-
dent or retired Crpsus from his appear
ance and style of his turnout -
The ieWeler laughed at Is not the
first time that such a thing has happened"
he said "a jeweler in this city has to he
continually on the qui vive to avoid being
taken in by swindlers. | had the same
opinion of this man that you did until he
began to tell me about these stones. As
soon as he said that he had bought them
at TGany's for 81, 900 | know they were
stolen
"Why?n asked the reporter.
''Becluse Tiffany could not buy them
for that sum Those jewels are worth at
least So, 800 at first cost. That is the way
we catch most thieves We ply them with
questions about the jewels they want to
sell until they give themselves away"
"What do you do with the iewelry?'
1--WE try to find the rightful owner. u
New York Sun.